Talk:William de Ferrers, 4th Earl of Derby

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I removed the Robin Hood reference while copyediting. It seems irrelevant to this article. BPMullins | Talk 00:01, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Who was Earl David Ceannmhor?

I've done a bit of research, and it seems to be gaelic for "Great head" anglicised to cranmore, and associated with various Scottish kings, notably Malcolm. A descendant around 1194 was David of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon who was supportive of King Richard.

From the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: "It is possible, though perhaps unlikely, that he joined Richard on crusade; and he besieged Richard's enemies at Nottingham in March 1194. He was a war captain in Normandy in July 1194, and served there again in 1197" Chevin 15:45, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Coronation date?

Also this Wikipedia article says "He supported the canopy at King Richard's coronation on 17th April 1194." Richard was crowned in 1189. I've made it a comment for the time being. Chevin 14:16, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Crusade?

It says "He was a Crusader from May 1214 to July 1220" Which crusade? I would have everyone was to bussy for crudades at that time. Chevin 10:56, 3 November 2007 (UTC)